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The top answer is wrong (and I had the joy of buying one of the new displays based on that misinformation). If you have a late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro, to be clear, you can NOT use it with this monitor.

The earlier answer says "The tech specs of every Mac model (model and year) state the maximum resolution of an external display that it supports." According to Apple's site, the tech specs for the the 2015 MacBook Pro states:

Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display
and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colors.

So, it looks like even the 2015 MacBook pro will NOT support the full resolution of this monitor (4096-by-2304). If the 2015 MacBook Pro does not work with this monitor, it is hard to believe any models other than the current MacBook Pro will work with it.

A Mac with a native USB-C connector is required. The Mac doesn't power the display - it's the reverse - a single USB-C cable (included) can power the Mac, but ONLY up to 60w. That means the 12" MacBook and 13" MacBook Pro can be powered by this display. But not the 15" MacBook Pro (which draws 85w). The 5K UltraFine display supplies enough power for the 15" MacBook Pro

You can use 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with these Mac computers.
MacBook Pro (Retina, Late 2013) and later
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) and later
Mac mini (Late 2014)
MacBook Air (Early 2015)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) and later